Driven by curiosity since 2002
Driven by curiosity since 2002
We teach how to think, not what to think
- Investigate before you prescribe
- Reason from principles, not protocols
- Ask better questions
- Build skill that transfers to any client
Principles, not recipes.
1,500 hours with one client. What could you do with that?
Train someone three times a week for ten years and that is the time you get with them. It is a huge opportunity to create change - in how they move, what they can do, and how they feel about their own body.
Integra EDU exists to help trainers make the most of it, and to make that kind of education available to anyone willing to do the work.
Founded by Michael Goulden
Thirty years in, Michael approaches every challenge like a fresh puzzle. He founded Integra in 1997 asking why some people progress while others don't. That investigation became our educational method - teaching professionals to think systematically about exercise design and client response.
How we teach
- Lead with questions. Explore first
- Every rep is an experiment. Test everything
- Fail fast. A safe place to get things wrong
- Principles over recipes. Reasoning that works for any client
- Learn together. Everyone contributes
Small on purpose. We would rather teach fewer things properly.
What they say
Three levels: see, apply, think
Level 1
Exercise Mechanics Lab
Learn to see.
Anatomy, forces and the person in front of you. Twelve weeks, live and online. Start here.
Level 2
RTS Foundations
Made to measure.
Two practical weekends in London. Real equipment, real bodies, and an exercise designed for one person.
Level 3
Integra Project
Never finished.
One theme a month, worked on together. For graduates who want to keep going.
We train the trainers
